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Eclipse Science: Modeling Eclipses in the Solar System
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Rebecca E. Vieyra
This AAPT lesson blends physics and Earth/Space science as students build and use a physical model to explore the geometry of eclipse events. The model allows learners to model how the Earth and Moon are on different ecliptic planes (the reason why we don't have solar and lunar eclipses every month). They use the model to mimic the perfect Earth/Moon alignment that takes place during a "total solar eclipse" and sketch how the eclipse would look from the reference frame of viewers on Earth at points near the umbra (center) and outside the umbra.
This work is a modification on the resource developed by AAPT and Temple University, a project funded by the NASA Heliophysics Education Consortium (HEC) to support learning about space science in college-level physics and astronomy courses.
Next Generation Science StandardsEarth's Place in the Universe (MS-ESS1)
Students who demonstrate understanding can: (6-8)
Disciplinary Core Ideas (K-12)
Earth and the Solar System (ESS1.B)
Crosscutting Concepts (K-12)
Patterns (K-12)
Cause and Effect (K-12)
Scale, Proportion, and Quantity (3-12)
Systems and System Models (K-12)
Scientific Knowledge Assumes an Order and Consistency in Natural Systems (1-12)
NGSS Science and Engineering Practices (K-12)
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions (K-12)
Developing and Using Models (K-12)
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking (5-12)
NGSS Nature of Science Standards (K-12)
Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions (K-12)
Developing and Using Models (K-12)
Using Mathematics and Computational Thinking (5-12)
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=14321">Vieyra, Rebecca E.. "Eclipse Science: Modeling Eclipses in the Solar System." 2017.</a>
AIP Format
R. Vieyra, , 2017, WWW Document, (https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14321&DocID=4684).
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R. Vieyra, Eclipse Science: Modeling Eclipses in the Solar System, 2017, <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14321&DocID=4684>.
APA Format
Vieyra, R. (2017). Eclipse Science: Modeling Eclipses in the Solar System. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14321&DocID=4684
Chicago Format
Vieyra, Rebecca E.. "Eclipse Science: Modeling Eclipses in the Solar System." 2017. https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14321&DocID=4684 (accessed 5 November 2024).
MLA Format
Vieyra, Rebecca E.. Eclipse Science: Modeling Eclipses in the Solar System. 2017. 5 Nov. 2024 <https://www.compadre.org/Repository/document/ServeFile.cfm?ID=14321&DocID=4684>.
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Year = {2017}
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